The Darkness (2024) | How Woke Is It?

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85%

The Darkness2024

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What We Think

The Darkness is practically a showcase of modern Hollywood’s obsession with checking every diversity box while leaving traditional perspectives in the dust. If you’re wary of heavy-handed messaging that values identity over story, this one’s about as woke as it gets.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The show seems to lean heavily into casting decisions that prioritize identity markers over traditional character fit or story coherence. Some characters are evidently defined more by their background than actual skills or organic development, making plotlines feel forced and less engaging for those craving merit-based arcs.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The series persistently underplays traditional family roles and masculinity, favoring modern ethics at the expense of nuanced perspectives on heritage or faith. Elements of cultural tradition, especially around gender and family, are often subverted in favor of more contemporary takes that can appear one-note.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Nearly every character appears to reflect the same set of progressive views, with little space for alternative or dissenting opinions. When traditional viewpoints do show up, they're usually as jokes, antagonists, or relics from the past rather than sincere, relatable positions.

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